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30 “‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

31 “‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

32 “‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

33 “‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 34 The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.

35 “‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. 36 You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah,[a] and a just hin.[b] I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

37 “‘You shall observe all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them. I am Yahweh.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 19:36 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel
  2. 19:36 A hin is about 6.5 liters or 1.7 gallons.

30 ‘You shall [a]keep My Sabbaths and (A)reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord.

31 ‘Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after (B)them, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

32 (C)‘You shall [b]rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and (D)fear your God: I am the Lord.

33 ‘And (E)if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him. 34 (F)The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as [c]one born among you, and (G)you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

35 ‘You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume. 36 You shall have (H)honest scales, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

37 (I)‘Therefore you shall observe all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them: I am the Lord.’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:30 observe
  2. Leviticus 19:32 rise to give honor
  3. Leviticus 19:34 native among you